Sir Keir Starmer will be buoyed by promising polling for Labour as he accuses the Tories of losing control of the economy and vows to get the UK “out of this endless cycle of crisis”. Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair (Victoria Jones/PA)But his direct quoting of Sir Tony, the last Labour leader to win a general election, also seeks to put further distance between himself and his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn. A Labour spokesman said echoing Sir Tony is an intentional move to show that Labour is “back in the centre ground” and in the “mainstream” of public opinion. “Ultimately he wants to be the next Labour leader who takes the party from opposition into government,” the spokesman said. Party leader Sir Keir Starmer with shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves (Stefan Rosseau/PA)Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said her fiscal rules set out that increased borrowing is permitted during national emergencies.

Source: The Times September 27, 2022 00:02 UTC